Being There (1979)
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
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Peter SellersChance
Shirley MacLaineEve Rand
Melvyn DouglasBenjamin Rand
Jack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
Richard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
Richard BasehartVladimir Skrapinov
Ruth AttawayLouise
David ClennonThomas Franklin
Fran BrillSally HayesDenise DuBarryJohanna Franklin
Alice HirsonFirst Lady
Jerome HellmanGary BurnsKeywords
Based on novel or bookAutismWashington d.c.U.s. presidentBotanistIdentityPolicy and organisationsImpotenceWashington dc, usaUsa president
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Autism · Washington D CDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingLongDirector preference253657Actor preference136165 · 21547 · 253654
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A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
How long is Being There?
Being There has a runtime of 130 minutes.
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